<Div><P>The Second World War put an end to America's historical isolation from international power politics, and so also to the long-standing American defiance of the Realist ideology that shaped Old World affairs. The advent of transoceanic military technologies, now wielded by…
"The Second World War put an end to America's historical isolation from international power politics, and so also to the long-standing American defiance of the Realist ideology that shaped Old World affairs. The advent of transoceanic military technologies, now wielded by menaci…
The controversy that exploded after the publication of this book in 1948 followed historian Beard to his grave. Beard argued that President Roosevelt, in spite of declarations of peaceful intent and neutrality, manipulated the nation into war and, in doing so, fundamentally dama…